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Soviet Space ProgramSoyuz U31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Zenit-6U 58
Launched
May 21, 1982
Summary
Zenit-6U 58 launched on a Soviet Space Program Soyuz U from 31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on May 21, 1982. It was Soviet Space Program's 1,591st launch, 40th this year and humanity's 2,565th orbital launch attempt. It was the 278th Soyuz U flight and the 13th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Kosmos-1368, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 245 × 378 km orbit inclined 70.4°. 5 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Vehicle
- Soyuz U · Soviet Space Program
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Government/Top Secret · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 278th Soyuz U flight · 13th this yearSoviet Space Program's 1,591st launch40th this yearhumanity's 2,565th orbital launch attempt48th orbital launch attempt this year
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Kosmos-1368 · NORAD 13208 · 1982-046 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 5 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- TBA - TO BE ASSIGNED
- Object ID
- 1982-046A
- Epoch
- 1982-05-21 11:10:09 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.89241393 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0099589
- Inclination
- 70.3842°
- Ascending node
- 111.779°
- Arg. of perigee
- 55.8003°
- Mean anomaly
- 326.7658°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 0
- B*
- 0.00036596
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
5 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage, 3 components; none still in orbit
- Kosmos-1368 · NORAD 13208 · landed June 3, 1982
Soyuz-U 18-710 Blok-I · re-entered May 29, 1982
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Optical film-return reconnaissance satellite
Pad
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
245th launch from 31/6, 4th this year · 629th from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
430 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
30 days after the previous launch from this pad
All launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of KazakhstanOpen in maps
Questions
When did Zenit-6U 58 launch?
Zenit-6U 58 launched on May 21, 1982. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Zenit-6U 58?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Zenit-6U 58?
Soyuz U, flown by Soviet Space Program. Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Zenit-6U 58 launch from?
31/6, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Zenit-6U 58 reach?
Kosmos-1368, one of 5 catalogued objects, reached a 245 × 378 km orbit inclined 70.4°.
How many satellites did Zenit-6U 58 launch?
1 payload from this launch is catalogued, no longer in orbit (Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org).